Strazel increased the lead again with 6 points, countering Maledon‘s 5 (34-27). Hezonja, Tavares and Campazzo reduced the deficit to 2 points (38-36; min. 18). Despite their efforts, Tavares’ third foul (penalised after a clear block and subsequent technical foul) and Monaco’s tempo gave the home side a +7 lead (47-40; min. 19). A three-pointer from Procida in the final seconds made it 47-43 before the break.
Real Madrid equalise
After the break, Monaco once again dominated in attack, capitalising on their opponents’ mistakes. A 10-0 run in 3 minutes gave them their biggest lead of the game (+14). Real Madrid never dropped their heads and 8 points from Campazzo got the team back into the game (61-57; min. 26). A basket from Okeke levelled the score (70-70; min. 30).
The game is decided
The Madridistas took the lead thanks to Maledon and Deck (72-73; min. 32). There was no let-up, and Mirotic scored two consecutive three-pointers to restore Monaco’s lead (81-75). Hayes and Okobo extended the lead further with a 12-0 run (87-75; min. 35). An impressive Campazzo tried to fight back with 14 points in less than two minutes, but his efforts were not enough to secure victory (100-95; min. 40).
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